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The Science Roadmap is built around the following key science questions:
A: How did the universe begin and how is it evolving?
A:1. What is the physics of the early universe?
A:2. How did structure first form?
A:3. What are the roles of dark matter and dark energy?
A:4. When were the first stars, black holes and galaxies born?
A:5. How do galaxies evolve?
A:6. How are stars born and how do they evolve?
B: How do stars and planetary systems develop and is life unique to our planet?
B:1. How common are planetary systems and is ours typical?
B:2. How does the Sun influence the environment of the Earth and the rest of the Solar System?
B:3. Is there life elsewhere in the universe?
C: What are the fundamental constituents and fabric of the universe and how do they interact?
C:1. What are the fundamental particles?
C:2. What is the nature of space - time?
C:3. Is there a unified framework?
C:4. What is the nature of dark matter?
C:5. What is the nature of dark energy?
C:6. What is the nature of nuclear and hadronic matter?
C:7. What is the origin of the matter - antimatter asymmetry?
D: How can we explore and understand the extremes of the universe?
D:1. How do the laws of physics work when driven to the extremes?
D:2. How can high energy particles and gravitational waves tell us about the extreme universe?
D:3. How do ultra-compact objects form, what is their nature and how does extreme gravity impact on their surroundings?
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